GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exude | to ooze out |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |